Steve Nicol feels Pep Guardiola’s Man City squad is perfect next season, but needs to continue to man-manage Gabriel Jesus’ minutes to keep him happy. After wrapping up an unprecedented domestic men’s treble, Pep Guardiola is preparing to part with an item of clothing that has accompanied him and Man City on the road to
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Craig Burley says Manchester City’s path to the brink of the first English domestic treble ever has lacked the dominance of their past success. Former Premier League referee Peter Walton weighs in on a controversial no-call in Manchester City’s win over Brighton. ESPN FC’s Craig Burley examines the positions Manchester City will need to strengthen
Steve Nicol takes a look at the latest summer transfer rumours in Transfer Rater, including the possibility of PSG adding a couple more big stars to the fold. Steve Nicol, Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno talk Coutinho’s struggles at Barcelona as the former Liverpool man was subjected to jeers by his own fans on Wednesday.
La Liga correspondent Sid Lowe delves into the inner workings of Antoine Griezmann’s buyout clause and how it could delay an announcement on his future. MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola joked that Manchester City cannot afford Antoine Griezmann after ruling out a move for the France international. Griezmann informed Atletico Madrid on Tuesday that he
2:23 PM ET Real Sociedad enjoyed a fine afternoon as they swept Real Madrid aside. ANDER GILLENEA/AFP/Getty Images Real Madrid slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Real Sociedad on Sunday as Zinedine Zidane‘s men confirmed third position in La Liga with their 11th loss of the campaign. Zidane returned as manager in March after a nightmare
LONDON — It is never easy to put history into context just as it’s being made, so it may be many more years before the real magnitude of Manchester City’s domestic Treble can be properly judged. But by inflicting a 6-0 defeat on Watford in the FA Cup final on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s City achieved
11:22 AM ET Franck Ribery strikes for Bayern on his farewell appearance. Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images Bayern Munich made it seven Bundesliga titles in a row as they saw off Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 at the Allianz Arena to take the crown by two points from Borussia Dortmund, who won 2-0 at Borussia Monchengladbach. Veterans Franck Ribery and
Steve Nicol takes a look at the latest summer transfer rumours in Transfer Rater, including the possibility of PSG adding a couple more big stars to the fold. La Liga correspondent Sid Lowe delves into the inner workings of Antoine Griezmann’s buyout clause and how it could delay an announcement on his future. The FC
8:58 AM ET Atletico Madrid came back from two goals and a man down to draw 2-2 at Levante on Saturday in their final La Liga game of the season which was also the last stand for departing long-time club servants Diego Godin and Antoine Griezmann. Atletico dominated the play but were picked off on
With the transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs set to open soon — find out when the transfer window opens and closes across Europe’s top leagues – rest assured that Transfer Talk is scouring the world’s media and setting correspondents loose to see what is on the agenda. You can click here to review all the
The FC crew assess the penultimate matchday for the two Bundesliga title contenders Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. Mathematically, it’s quite straightforward. Bayern Munich will be champions for a seventh consecutive time on Saturday afternoon unless they lose at home to Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund win at Borussia Monchengladbach. According to the implied probability
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi was awarded the Creu du Sant Jordi, an award given to an individual who has served Catalonia in defense of its identity, either civically or culturally. Barcelona’s Camp Nou pitch will be put to a different use when it hosts a Super League game between Rugby League clubs Catalans Dragons and Wigan
La Liga correspondent Sid Lowe delves into the inner workings of Antoine Griezmann’s buyout clause and how it could delay an announcement on his future. Diego Simeone has said he is confident that Atletico Madrid will survive the loss of departing forward Antoine Griezmann. France international Griezmann, 26, said this week that another club would
La Liga correspondent Sid Lowe delves into the inner workings of Antoine Griezmann’s buyout clause and how it could delay an announcement on his future. The FC crew speculate on whether Barcelona or PSG are front-runners to land Antoine Griezmann after the Atleti star announced he’ll depart this summer. Barcelona bounced back from their Champions
With the transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs set to open soon — find out when the transfer window opens and closes across Europe’s top leagues – rest assured that Transfer Talk is scouring the world’s media and setting correspondents loose to see what is on the agenda. You can click here to review all the
10:21 PM ET Liam Twomey Ruben Loftus-Cheek suffered a serious injury to overshadow Chelsea’s 3-0 win over New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts in a friendly branded the “Final Whistle on Hate.” In front of the watching Roman Abramovich, Loftus-Cheek had to be helped from the field by Chelsea medical staff in
La Liga correspondent Sid Lowe delves into the inner workings of Antoine Griezmann’s buyout clause and how it could delay an announcement on his future. The FC crew speculate on whether Barcelona or PSG are front-runners to land Antoine Griezmann after the Atleti star announced he’ll depart this summer. Barcelona bounced back from their Champions
The ESPN FC panel explain why Arsenal are capable of making it to the Europa League final while showing such abysmal form in the Premier League this season. Craig Burley makes his very premature prediction of Premier League’s top six next season one day after Manchester City secured the 2018-19 title. Craig Burley is at
The FC crew speculate whether Barcelona or PSG are front-runners to land Antoine Griezmann after the Atleti star announced he’ll depart this summer. Antoine Griezmann will have plenty of suitors now he’s announced his departure from Atletico Madrid this summer: Manchester United tried hard to sign him in 2017 but need him now more than
Julien Laurens explains why Chelsea and Real Madrid think they are in a position of leverage against the other in the potential sale of Eden Hazard. Keylor Navas has been notified by Real Madrid that he will not be the first-choice goalkeeper next season, a source close to the player told ESPN FC on Tuesday,